Texas Woodcock

[Woodcock survey]

Well done, and i thought i drove a long way for a bird. Love the look on the boy's faces. They are a passion with me, i never stop learning about them.The cover you found them in has some thing that differentiates it from the others. Finding out what that is is the key to knowing where to go and when you find it it will change!!

[C.O.B.]

Congrats on a successful quest. I can't speak for habitat in Texas but here in Michigan I hunt Woodcock around soft soil with tag alders and preferably some form of water nearby such as a swamp or stream or aspen stands that have a soft soil. Worms are a primary food source and they have to be able to probe the ground for food. Find the food you'll find birds.

[Dean Romig]

In the words of several old-time woodcock shooters, “Woodcock are where you find ‘em.”

And I’ve found this to be true but my favorite woodcock covers are south facing semi-open areas with mixed brusy and grassy areas among wild apple trees and young pines upslope from seeps and creeks.
I’ve even found woodcock on northside slopes in the wetter areas that are basically sunlight-starved but have the cover they like.

The Texas “piney woods” sounds ideal!





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